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Set once again in London’s hip Pimlico neighborhood, the third book in Alexander McCall Smith’s Corduroy Mansions series follows an ensemble of eccentric residents: Berthea Snark pens a scathing biography of her son and MP; literary agents Rupert Porter and Barbara Ragg fight over a Yeti autobiography manuscript; Caroline Jarvis blurs the line between friendship and romance; William French worries about his son Eddie’s future, despite Eddie’s affluent girlfriend. Central to the plot is Freddie de la Hay, William’s terrier—believed by some to be an MI6 recruit—who disappears during a mysterious tour of Suffolk.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Alexander McCall Smith
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